Family members of Dontre Hamilton want the name of the officer involved in the incident released.

Family members of Dontre Hamilton want the name of the officer involved in the incident released.

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Updated: 10:56 PM CDT Sep 2, 2014

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WEBVTT OWN POLITICAL FUTURE, COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR. THE MOTHER OF A MILWAUKEE MAN SHOT BY POLICE MARCH IS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. DONTRE HAMILTON DIED LAST APRIL. WE ARE LIVE TONIGHT. THE MAYOR AGREED TO SOME OF THE FAMILY'S WISHES. SOME, BUT NOT ALL. NOT TO WISH THAT HAS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF DEMONSTRATIONS, INVOLVING THE OFFICER WHO OPENED FIRE HERE FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE RIGHT HAND OF THE LORD IS EXALTED. IT'S A DEMONSTRATION THAT BEGAN AT RED ARROW PARK, ENDED UP AT CITY HALL OUTSIDE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. A SYMBOLIC CASKET BEARING THE NAME OF DONTRE HAMILTON WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY A MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER AT RHETORIC PARKIN APRIL. I ONE ARM AT UNITY TO KNOW THAT HE WAS NEITHER HOMELESS NOR WAS HE AN ARMED ROBBER. DONTRE HAMILTON WILL BE REMEMBERED. HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE SUN WHO LOVED HIS MOTHER, WHO WAS A GOOD BROTHER. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY HAVE TO A DRESS THESE ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS GOES. DONTRE HAMILTON'S FAMILY DO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE OFFICER WHO SHOT HIM. THEY GAVE OUT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALLEGED SHOOTER AND WHAT INJURIES HE HAD SUSTAINED. WE SHOULD GET THAT SAME INFORMATION AND SAME RESPECT. IT TOOK GETTING TO THE STREET TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. WE ARE HERE. THERE IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN THE SHOOTING HERE AT RED NARROW PARK. THE MAYOR SAYS HE BELIEVED THE DECISION ON WHETHER THE OFFICER WILL FACE CHARGES INTO WHAT HAPPENED HERE AT RED ARROW PARK